Machine for manufacturing shoe or similar lacings.



PATEN'I'ED APR. 30, 1907.

W. H. CHURCH.

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING SHOE OR SIMILAR LACINGS.

APPLICATION FILED JAHJM, 1907.

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MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING SHOE OR SIMILAR LAGINGS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.14, 1907.

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PATENTED APR. 30, 1907.

W. H. CHURCH.

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING SHOE OR SIMILAR LAGINGS.

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PATBNTED APR. 30, 1907.

W. H. CHURCH.

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING SHOE OR SIMILAR LAGINGS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.14, 1907.-

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PATENTED APR. 30, 1907.

W. H. CHURCH. MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING SHOE 0R SIMILAR LAGINGS.

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MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING SHOE 0R SIMILAR LAGINGS.

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No. 852,103. PATBNTED APR. 30, 1907.

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MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING SHOE 0R SIMILAR LAGINGS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.14, 1907.

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1 WILLIAM H. CHURCH, OF PAWrUiiET, nobii ISLAND, AssIeNoE T PROVI- DENCETIPPING MACHINE COMPANY, or PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING SHOE OH SIMILAR LACINGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 30, 1907.

Application filed January 1 4, 1907. Serial No. 352,257.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. CHURCH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pawtuxet, in the county of Providence and State of RhodeIsland, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines forManufacturing Shoe or Similar Lacings, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has reference to an improvcmontin machines used in the'manufacture of shoe or similar lacings and more particularly to animprovement in machines adapted to automatically tip the lacings.

The objects 0 my invention are toimprovethe product, increase theproduction and lessen thecost of manufacturing shoe, corset or similarlacings, and I accomplish these objects by providing a machine withmechanisms adapted to automatically feed a continuous strip of lacingmaterial into the machine the length of one lacing, apply a double metaltip to the strip of lacing material, cut the dou ble tip centrally andthe strip of lacing material, thereby forming a tip on each end of thesevered lacin material, hold the end of the lacing materia hold thecompleted lacing centrally, remove the stretch from the lacing, releasethe finished lacing and allow the same to fall into one of a pluralityof arms of a rotatable lacing receiver, count the lacings,- and revolvethe lacing receiver the distance of one arm for each gross (144)received by the lacing re ceiver, all in one operation'of the machlne.

A further object of my invention is to simplify the construction of amachine for automatically manufacturing shoe, corset or similar lacings.

My invention consists in the peculiar and novel construction of amachine adapted to manufacture automatically from a continuous strip oflacing material shoe, corset or smilar lacings, said machine havingdetails of construction, as will-be more fully set forth hereinafter andclaimed.

The figures in he drawings are all shown wi h the operative parts in theposition they would assume at the start of one operation of the machineto form the first complete shoe lacing of a gross of lacings.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved automatic machine formanufacturing shoe lacings, showing the lacing feed arm in the positionit would assume at the beginning of the feed in full lines and at theend of the feed in broken lines. Fig. 2 is a front view of the machine,showing a portion ofa continuous strip of lacing material in the machineand a completed lacing held on one of the arms of the rotatable lacingreceiver, to illustrate the operation of the receiver. Fi 3 is a lefthand end view of the machine, s owing the power. and countin mechanisms.Fig.4isa view looking at t e back of the machine, showing the means foroperatively connecting the power mechanism with the back eccentricshaft. Fi 5 isa horizontal sectional view taken on inc 5 5 of Fig. 2,showin the operative mechanism under the bed of the machine. Fi 6 is anenlarged detail sectional view ta en on line 6 6 of Fig. 2, showing theconstruction of the lacing feed arm and part of its operating mechanism.Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on line 7 7 of Fig. 2,showing the lacing receiver operating shaft. Fig.8 is an enlar cd detailsectional viewtaken on line 8 8 of ig. 2, showing the tip cuttingmechanism. Fig. 9 'is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on line 99 of Fig. 2, showing the automatic lacin material holdin device. Fig. 10is an en arged detail sectional view taken on line 10 10 of Fig. 2,showing the construction of the auxiliary lacing feed mechanism. Fig. 11is an enlarged detail sectional View taken on line 11 11 of Fig. 5,showing the means of operating the auxiliary lacing feed mechanism. Fi12 is an enlarged detail sectional'view ta en on line 12 12 of Fig. 5,showihg the means of operating the lacin feed arm. Fig. 13 is anenlarged detail sectlonal view taken on line 13 13 of Fig. 5, showingthe slip gear mechanism for intermittently revolving the the slip gears.15 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on line 15 15 of Fig. 5,showing the slip ear mechanism for giving an intermittent reciprocatingmotion to the auxiliarylacing feed mechanism. Fig. 16 is asectional viewtaken on line 16 16 of Fig. 15 through the slip 'ears and eccentric.Fig. 17 is an enlarged etail sectional view taken on line 17 17 of Fig.5, showing the gears op eratively connecting the gear shaft with thecamshaft. Fig. 18 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on line 1818 of Fig. 3 of the countin mechanism looking at the front of the macine. Fig. 19 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 18 taken on line 19 19of Fig. 3 of the counting mechanism looking at the back of the machine.Fig. 20 is a still further enlarged iietail sectional view through thecounting mechanism taken on line 20 of Fig. 18; Fig. 21- is anenlargeddetail sectional' view taken'on line 21 21 of Fig. 2, showingthe tip forming mechanism, the tip stock feed rolls, the means forrevolving the rolls and the reel for holding the strip of tip stock.Fig. 22 is astill further enlarged detail sectional view through thecutting and tip forming dies, showing the dies in the open position, astrip of lacing material in the dies, the end of the tip stock in thedies in the position to be cut off and formed around'the strip oflacingmaterial and the indenturing dies in the open position. 23 is asectional view similar to Fig. 22, showing the dies inthe closedposit-ion, the piece of tipstock cut off and formed around the strip oflacing material forming a double tip on the same and the indenturingdies in the closed position to indenture the next piece of tip stock.Fig. 24

is an enlarged face view of the indenturing dies removed from the tipforming mechanism. Fig. 25 is a detail view of a piece of lacingmaterial, showing the same as it enters Fig. 26 is a detail view of thelacing material after the dies have formed the double tip on the same.Fi 27 is a view after the double tip and lacing as been cut by thecutting mechanism and a tip formed on each end of the severed lacing.

. In the drawings, a indicates the bed of the machine, b the frame, 0the main driving mechanism, (1 the operating lever, e the lacing feedarm, f the lacing feed arm operating mechanism, 9 the tip formingmechanism, h the tip forming operating mechanism,

i the tip stock feed rolls, k.the feed rolls operating mechanism, Z thereel for holding the tip stock, m the auxiliary lacing feed mechanism, nthe auxiliary lacing feed operating mechanism, 0 the tip cuttingmechanism, p the lacing holding mechanism, 1' the lacing holdingoperating mechanism, .9 the rotatable lacing receiver, 25 the countingmechanism, u a strip of lacing material, 0) a ribbon of thin metal tipstock, w a completed lacing,

1 the driving shaft, 2 the gear shaft, 3 the cam shaft, 4 the backeccentric shaft, 5 the rock shaft in the lacing feed arm operatingmechanism, 6, 7, 8 and 9 shafts in the lacing holding mechanism, and 10,11, 12 and 13 shafts in the lacing receiver mechanism, 11, 12, and 13 ofwhich are hollow.

The bed'a is shaped to have the semi-circular end 14 and to support thegreater part of the operative mechanism. A semi-circular form 15, thecenter of which is struck on the center on which the lacing feed arm eturns, is secured to the top of the bed a by the supports 16 16 in aposition to coincide with the semi circular end 14 of the bed, as shownin Fig. 1 and for the strip of'lacing material it to be drawn by thelacing feed arm e centrally around the peripheral face 17 The frame maybe of any form adapted to bed.

ley 18 rotatably supported on the driving shaft 1, a clutch 19 onemember of which is securedto the pulley 1.8 and the other splined to theshaft 1 so that the same revolves with the shaft and may be movedlongitudinally on the shaft, a balance. wheel 20 secured to the forwardend of the shaft, which i su ported in bearings secured to the top of te bed, at the left hand end, as shown in Fig. 1, a train of gears 21, 22and'23 connecting the driving shaft -1, at the rear, with the gear shaft2, as shown in Fig. 4, and a gear'y on the gear shaft 2 meshing with agear y on the cam shaft 3, as shown in Figs. 5 and 17.

at its lower end to the bed a and, is operatively connected to themovable member of the clutch 19 in the usual way, as shown in Figs. 1and 3.

The lacing feed arm is secured at'its inner end in a horizontal positionto a vertical hollow shaft 24 which extends downward through the bed aand is supported by a vertical bearing 25 on the bed in a position tobring the hollow shaft 24 in the center of the semi-circular end 14 ofthe bed. A bevel tical shaft 24, as shown in Fig. 6. The arm 0 extendsoutward over the semi-circular form 15 and has on its outer end thevertical stud 27 and the cam member 28 which has the inwardly andupwardl inclined cam surface 29. structed' to have the fixed clamping"aw 31 which extends downward over the end arm 6 and the peripheral face17 of the form 15, a pivoted clamping jaw 32 having theupwardly-extending arm 33 on the upper end 'of which is a roll 34adapted to engage with 35 extending through a hole in the jaw 32 intothe fixed jaw 31, a coiled spring 36 on the screw intermediate the headof the screw and the jaw 32 the tension of which holds the jaws in theclosed position and a link'37 pivlever 38 is pivotally secured adjacentits inner end to the bifurcated lug 39 on the top of the arm 6. Thislever 38 extends lengthwise with the arm 0 and is pivotally secured atits outer end to the link 37 and at its inner end to a yoke which isrotatably securedto the rod 40 which extends downward through the hollowshaft 24. A lever' 41 is pivotally secured to a bifurcated lug 42 on theunder side of the bed a. This lever 41 is pivotally secured atone end tothe lower end of the rod 40 and has a roll 43 in engagement with i a cam44 on the cam shaft 3, as shown in Fig.

The driving mechanism 0 consists of apulgear 26 is secured to the lowerend of the ver-' otallysecured to the back of the slide. A

of the form, as shown in broken lines in Fig. 2.

support the bed a, the counting mechanism t and other mechanism notsupported on the The operating lever 01 is pivotally secured A slide 30on t e stud 27 is conof the 1 the cam surface 29to open the jaw, a screw12. This cam 44 is shaped and set to operate the lever 41, the rod 40,the lever 38, and the link 37 to raise the slide to open the clampingjaw 32 against the tension of the spring 36 by the roll 34 engaging withthe cam surface 29 to hold the clamping jaw open on the backwardmovement of the lacing feed arm c to allow the slide 30 to resume itsnormal position, by the force of gravity, and the clamping j aw 32 toclose and clam the lacing and hold the same until the arm e ias reachedits outward limit of movement, as shown in broken lines in Fig. 1, andreturned to a position as indicated by the broken line X in Fig. 1,thereby feeding or drawing the lacing around the semi-circular form 15and eliminating the stretch in the lacing before the same is releasedfrom the clamping jaws.

A lacing feed arm operating mechanism f consists of a disk 45 secured tothe forward end of the gear shaft 2, the rock shaft 5 supported inbearings on the underside of the bed a parallel with the gear shaft 2and on a line with the center on which the lacing feed arm e turns, adownwardly-extending arm 46 having the slot 47 and secured to theforward end of the rock shaft, a connecting rod 48 operativelyconnecting the disk 45 with. the arm 46, as shown in Fig. 2, and asegment-a1 bevel gear 49 secured to the inner end of the rock shaft 5and meshing with the bevel gear 26 on the lower end of the hollow shaft24, as shown in Fig. 6, whereby the clamping jaws 31 and 32 on thelacing feed arm a are given a circular reciprocating motion to feed orcarry the lacing material around the semi-circular form 15 the length ofone lacing, return and repeat the operation.

The tip forming mechanism 9 comprises a frame 50 supporting a verticalreciprocating plunger 51 and secured to the bed a in a position to bringthe plunger over the front of the bed to the left of the lacing feed arm6, as shown in Fig. 1. A boss 52 on the back of the plunger at the topcarries a stud 53 to which is pivotally secured a link 54. A lug 55 isformed on the back of the plunger through which an adjustable bolt 56extends, as shown in Fig. 21. A fixed lower die 57 is secured to theface of the frame 50 under the plunger and has a depressed face 58merging downwardly into a semi-circular bottom recess 59 which extendstransversely across the die. An upper die 60 having the downwardlyprojecting end 61 and the semi-circular top recess 62 which extendstransversely across the die and forms a cutting edge 63, is secured tothe lower end of the plunger 51' The semi-circular recesses 59 and 62form a circular recess when the dies are closed. The end 61 of the upperdie in its downward movement strikes the end of the tip stock 12 andbends it over and into the bottom semicircular recess 59 in the lowerdie, as shown in Fig. 22.- The cutting edge 63 of the upper die now cutsoff the double tip blank and the recesses in the dies form the doubleti) by forcing the tip blank around the strip of lacing material u, asshown in Fig. 23. A fixed die 64, having the indentures 65 65 in itsupper edge, is secured to the frame 50 back of the die 57 and a verticalreciprocating die 66 having the points 67 67 on its lower ed e is heldunder spring tension between the p unger 51 and a portion of the. frame50 over the fixed die 64, as shown in Fig. 21. A downward movement ofthe plunger causes the bolt 56 to strike the reciprocating die 66 andforce the points 67 67 into the tip stock, thus forming points on theinside of the tip to assist in securing the tipsto the lacings.

The tip forming operating mechanism h consists of a lever 68 pivotallysecured adj acent its center to a support 69 which is secured to the topof the bed a intermediate the plun er 51 and the driving shaft 1, asshown in *igs. 1 and 2. The inner end of the lever 68 is pivotallysecured tothe link 54 on the plunger 51 and the-outer end of the leverengages with a cam 70 on the drivin shaft. The operation of the cam 70through t e lever 68 and link 54 gives a vertical reciprocating motionto the plunger 51. The tip stock feed rolls i are rotatably supported inthe frame 50 in a osition to feed the tip stock 22 between the dies 57and 60.

The feed roll operating mechanism is consists of a ratchet 71 secured tothe shaftof the lower feed roll, a lever 72 loosely mounted on the feedroll shaft and carrying a pawl 73 in a position to engage with theratchet .71, as shown in broken lines in Fig. 21, a bell crank lever 74pivotally secured to the bed a, as shown in Fig. 3, in a position'forthe outer end to engage with a cam 75 secured to the driving shaft 1.The inner end of the bell crank lever 74 is pivotally connected to alink 76 which in turn is pivotally secured to the pawl lever 72, asshown in Figs. 1 and By this construction, for each revolution of thecam 75 on the driving shaft 1, the feed rollsi are revolved to feed thetip stock '0 from the reel Z to the dies 57 and 60, a distance theequivalent of one double tip.

The tip stock reel 1 is rotatably supported on the bearing 77 secured tothe top of the bed a in a position to feed the ribbon of tip stock 11 tothe feed rolls i, as shown in Figs. 1 and 21. r

The auxiliary lacin feed mechanism m consists of a sleeve78 having onits forward end an upwardly-extending clamping aw 79, on its inner endthe downwardly-extending arm and rotatably supported in a bearing 81, asshown in Fig. 10, in a position for the clamping jaw 79 to extend upwardover the peripheral face 17 of the semi-circular form 15 adjacent to andto the-right of the tip cutting mechanism 0, as shown in an uwardly-extending clamping jaw 83 secure to the forward end of t e shaft82 in a position to coincide with the clamping jaw 79 and a coiledspring 84 secured at its ends .to the base of the clamping jaws 79 and83,

as shown in Fig. 10.

The auxiliary lacing feed operating mechanism n consists of an eccentric85 rotatably supported on the cam shaft 3 and having the connecting rod86 the end of which is pivotally secured to the arm 80 on the sleeve 78,as shown in Figs. 2 and 11, and a lever 87 pivotally secured at itscenter to a stud 88 on the underside of the bed a, one end of the leverengaging with the end of the shaft 82 in the sleeve 78 and the oppositeend of the lever havinga-a roll 89 enga ing with a cam 90 on the camshaft 3. A slip pinion 91 on the hub of -the eccentric 85 is adapted tomesh intermittently with a slip gear 92 secured on the gear shaft 2, asshown in Figs. 5, 15 and 16. By this construction the clamping jaws 79and 83 of the auxiliary lacing feed mech anism m are given anintermittent circular reciprocating motion'through the eccentric 85, therod86, and the arm 80, the clamping jaws79 and 83 are opened to receivethe lacing through the operation of the cam 90, the lever 87, and .theshaft 82, and the jaws are closed onto the lacing by the tension of thespring 84 to feed or draw the lacing a sufficient distance to bring thedouble lacing tip on the lacing from the tip forming dies to the tipcutting mechanism 0.

The tip cutting mechanism 0 consists of a guide frame 93 secured to thetop of the bed a to the right of the tip forming mechanism g, two cutterblades94 94 each havingthe oppositely-disposed \I-shaped cutting edges95 95 on their forward ends and extending through the frame 93 in ahorizontal position, as shown in Fig. 8. Each cutting blade 94 isoperatively connected to the upper end of a vertical lever 96 whichextends downward.

through an opening in the bed a and is pivotally secured to a support 97secr red on the under side of the bed. A connecting rod 98 isoperatively connected with the lower end of each lever and to eccentrics99 99secured in oppositely-disposed positions on the back eccentrioshaft 4, as shown inFigJS. A bevel gear 100 is secured on the left handend of the back eccentric shaft 4 and meshes with .a bevel gear 101rotatably supported on the cam shaft 3. A slip pinion 102 is formed onthe hub of the bevel gear 101 and meshes intermittently with a slip gear103 secured on the gear shaft 2, as shown in Figs. 5, 13 and 14. By thisconstruction the cutting blades 94 94 are given an intermittentreciprocating motion 111 opposite directions and are timed which issecure to cut the double tip centrally to form a tip on each end of thesevered lacing, just before the clamping jaws on the lacing feed arms 0have returned and grasped the next lacing.

The end of-the acing material a is held after the double tip is cut bytwo vertical clamping arms 104 104 secured at their lower ends to shortshafts 105 105 sup orted in bearin s in a block 106 secured to t e top'of the be a to the left of the cutting mechanism 0. Pinions 107 107 aresecured to the shafts 105 105 in a position to mesh. A coiled spring 108is connected to each of the clamping arms 104 104 as shown in Fig. 9,and a in 109 is secured to the adjacent cutting bfade in the tip cuttingmechanism in a position to engage with the outer clamping arm 104, asshown in broken lines in Fig. 8. As the cutting blade moves forward thepin 109 on the blade engages with the outward clamping arm 104 and opensthe clamping arms againstthe tension of the spring 108 and as thecutting blade moves in to cut the tip the clamping arms are broughttogether by the tension of the spring 108 and hold the severed end ofthe lacing material in position for the clamping aws on the lacing feedarm e to grasp the strip of lacing material.

The lacing holding mechanism p comprises a slide 110 having an L-shapedend 111, a roll 112 on its underside and reciprocally sup orted in aframe 113 in a position for the L-s aped end to hold the lacingcentrally on the peripheral face 17 of the semi-circular form 15 throughthe tension of a coiled s ring 114, o eratively connected with the slide110 an( the frame 113, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. .The frame 113 isrigidly secured to the up er end of a vertical tube 115 d at its lowerend to a bracket 116 which in turn is secured to an outer vcrtical tube117 surrounding the tube 115 on the outer end of and forming a part of aswinging frame 118 which is pivotally secured at its inner end to theframe I) in a position to bring the pivot of the swinging frame 118 on avertical line with the center on which the lacing feed arm 6 turns, asshown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The lacing holding operating mechanism 7" consists of a sprocket 119 onthe cam shaft 3,

a sprocket 120 on the shaft 6, a chain 121" cal shaft 7 meshing with abevel gear 125 on the inner end of the horizontal shaft 8 on theswinging frame 118, a bevel gear 126 on the outer end of the horizontalshaft 8 meshing with a bevel gear 127 on the lower endiof the verticalshaft 9 which extends upward through the tube 115, the frame 113 and hason its u per end a cam 128 in the frame 113 under t e slide 110, asshown in Figs. 1 and 2. By this construction the cam 128 is revolved andtimed to engage with the roll 112 on the slide 110 to move the slideoutward on the outward movement of the lacing feed arm 6 and to-releasethe slide and allow the same through the tension of the spring 114 tohold the lacing centrally between the L- shaped endv on the slide andthe eripheral face of the form, until the lacing f eed arm e to has comeback to the line X in Fig. 1 to eliminate the stretch in the lacing andthe tip is cut, when the earn 128 operates to move the slide 110 outwardand allow the lacing to drop onto ,one of the arms of-the lacingreceiver 8..

The lacing receiver 8 consists of a circular hub 129 having fourupwardly-extending hook-shaped arms 130 130, the up er ends of whichmove in a circular path shg tly under the semi-circular form 15. The hub129 is secured to the upper end of the hollow vertical shaft 13 in theouter vertical tube 117 and is given a quarter turn at predeterminedintervals by a sprocket 131 on the shaft of the counting mechanism t,connected by a chain to a sprocket 132 on the shaft 10, a bevel gear 133on the shaft 10 meshing with a bevel gear 134 on the upper end ofthehollow vertical shaft 11, a bevel gear 135 on the lower 0 end of thehollow shaft 11 mes'iing with a bevel gear 136 on the inner end of thehollow horizontal shaft 12 and a bevel gear 137 meshin with a bevel gear138 on the lower end of the hollow vertical shaft 13, as

5 shown in Figs. 2, 4 and 7. I

The counting mechanism t consists of a shaft 139 supported on thebearings 140 140 secured to a cross strut of the frame b under the gearshaft 2, as shown in Fig. 3. A

ratchet disk 141 having one hundred and sixty (160) of the ratchet teeth142 142 on its periphery, the peripheral flange 143 in which is theopening 144 the length of which is the equivalent of sixteen (16) of theratchet 5 teeth142 142 and the earn 145 extending radially from theperiphery, is loosely mounted on the shaft 139, as shown in Fig. 20. Adisk 146 having ten (10) notches 147 147 in its periphery and a hub 148having ten (10).

5o recesses 149 149 in its periphery, are firmly secured to the shaft139. A lever 150 is loosely mounted on the shaft 139 adjacent theratchet disk 141 and a pawl 151 is pivotally secured to the lever in aposition to en- 5 5 ga e with the ratchet teeth 142 142 on the,

dis 141, as shown in Fig. 18. A connecting rod 152 connects the free endof the lever 150 with an eccentric 153 on the gear shaft 2. 'Onerevolution of the eccentric 153 revolves 6c the ratchet disk 141 onetooth. A lever 154 is loosely mounted on the shaft 139 adjacent the disk146 and a pawl 155 is pivotally secured to the lever in a'position toengage with the notches 147 147 through the opening 144 in the flange ofthe ratchet disk 141,

as shown in Fig. 19. A connecting rod 156 is connected to the lever 154and to an eccentric 157 on the gear shaft 2. One revolution of theeccentric 157 revolves the notched disk 146 one notch and the sprocket131 one-tenth of a revolution. A latch 158 is pivotally secured to thebearing 140 on the notched disk side and has the projecting end 159adapted to enter the recesses 149 149 in the hub 148 of the disk and theL- shaped end 160. A coiled s ring 1.61 is secured to the latch and to te bearing and holds the latch in its normal or locked position. The cam145 on the ratchet disk engages with the L-shaped end 160 of the latch 3at each revolution of the ratchet disk 141 and depressing the latch aainst the tension of the spring 161 releases t e projecting end 159 froma recess 149in the d1sk and allows the disk, shaft and sprocket -torevolve. The 8 pawl 151 takes up one tooth on the ratchet disk 141 foreach finished lacing received by the rotatable lacing receiver .9. Whenthe ratchet disk 141 has revolved one hundred and forty-four (144) teeththe earn 145 has acted to release the latch 158 and the opening 144 inthe flange on the ratchet disk has come into positionfor the pawl 155 topass through the opening and engage with a notch 147 on the periphery ofthe disk 146. The next upward movement of the pawl 155 revolves thenotched disk 146, the shaft 139,

-and the s rocket 131 one-tenth of a revolution and through themechanism connecting the sprocket with the rotatable lacing receiver 8revolves the receiver oneuarter of a revolution, thus moving t e armthat has received a gross of the finished lacings to one side andbringing an empty arm into position to receive the next gross oflacings.

The tip stock '0 is in the form of a thin metal ribbon the width ofwhich forms the length of a double tip 162, as shown in Fig. 26, whichwhen out centrally by the cutting mechanism 0 forms a finished tip 163on each end of the severed lacing material, as shown in Fig. 27.

In the operation of my improved automatic machine for manufacturingshoe,corl5 set or similar lacings, the driving mechanism 0 is driven bya belt on the pulley 18 in the usual way. The tip stock is fedintermittently to the cutting and forming dies of the tip formingmechanism g. The continuous 12o strip of lacing material a is broughtpreferably from a can on the floor (not shown) in which it is coiled,passed through a guide tension device on a line with the center of thedies, through the dies and the end held by 125 the clamping arms 104104. Starting with the operative parts in the positions as shown in thedrawings, the slide in the lacing holding mechanism p moves outward andsimultaneously the lacing feed arm 6 (arry- 13o the- L-shaped end of theslide and the face of the form 15.

When the lasing feed arm reaches the line X, shown in Fig. 1, on itsreturn movement, (thus eliminating the stretch) the lacing is releasedfrom the jaws of'the feed arm and before the feed arm '6 has returned toits starting point the. double tip 162 isformed on the lacing material,the lacing.

material grasped by the jaws of the auxiliary lacing feed mechanism mand drawn in to bring the double tip centrally in the tip cuttingmechanism 0, when it is cut by the cutting blades in the mechanism toform the finished tip 163 163 on the ends of the sev-.

ered lazing, and the slidellO moves outward and allows the finishedlacing to fall in the form of a loop'onto one of the arms 130 130 of thelacing receiver s,'as shown in Fig. .2. The lazing feed arm (2 nowreaches the limit of its return movement and these operations which arecontinuous may be repeated indefinitely. The machine may be adjusted fordifferent lengths of lacings by adjusting the connecting rod 48 on thearm 46, adjusting the cam 44 on the cam shaft 3, or using different camsfor different lengths of lacing and adjusting the frame 118 on its pivotto bring the lacing holding mechanism 0 and the lacing receiver 8centrall with the facing when stretched around'the ace of the form 15.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. In a machine for manufacturinglacings, a drivingmechanism, a lacing feed arm adapted to have a circular reciprocatingmovement to feed a strip of lacing material into the machine, means onthe arm for grasping the strip of lacing material, means for releasingthe lacing after the lacing feed arm has reached a predetermined pointon its return movement, and means for opcratively connecting the lacingfeed arm with the driving mechanism.

2. In a machine for manufacturing lacmgs, a driving mechanism, a lacingfeed arm having a circular reciprocating movement, an

auxiliary lacing feed mechanism adapted to give an intermittent feedmotion to a strip of lacing material, means for operatively connectingthe lasing feed arm with the driving mechanism, and means foroperatively con-.

necting the auxiliary feed mechanism with the driving mechanism.

3. In a machine for manufacturing lacings, a driving mechanism, acounting mechanism, a rotatable lac-ing receiver, a swinging framepivotally secured to the frame of the machine and operatively supportingthe lacing receiver, means for operatively connecting the drivingmechanism with the counting mechanism, and means-for operativelyconnecting the counting mechanism with the rotatahle lacing receiver.

4. In a machine for manufacturing lacings, a frame, a driving mechanismon the frame, a semi-circular form on the frame, means for drawing astrip of lacing material around'the form, a lac-ing holding mechanismadapted to hold the lacing centrally against the face of the form, meansfor supporting the lasing holding mechanism, and meansfor operativelyconnecting the driving mechanism wlth the lat-mg holding mechanism.

5. In a machine for manufacturing lacings, a frame, a driving mechanismon the frame, a lacing feed arm adapted to have a circular reciprocatingmovement, an auxiliary" lacing feed mechanism adapted to have anintermittent reciprocating movement, a lacing tipping mechanism adaptedto form a double tip on a strip of lacing material, means foroperatively connecting the driving mechanism with the lacing feed arm,means for operatively connecting the driving mechamsm with the auxiliarylacing feed mechanism, and means for operatively connecting thedriving'mechanism with the tip forming mechanism.

6. In a machine for manufacturing lacings, a frame, a driving mechanismon the frame, means for intermittently feeding a strip of lacingmaterial into the machine, an intermittent auxiliary lacing feedmechanism, a tip forming mechanism, a tip cutting mechanism, means foroperatively'connecting the intermittent auxiliary lacing feed mechanismwith the driving mechanism, means for o eratively connecting the tipforming mec anism with the driving mechanism and means for operativelyconnecting the tip cutting mechanism with the driving mechanism. I

7. In a machine for manufacturing lacings, a frame having asemi-circular end, a semi-circular form on the frame, a driving ITOmechanism on the frame, a lacing feed arm.

adapted to have a circular reciprocating motion over the form, jaws onthe arm adapted to grasp a strip of lacing material and draw the samearound the face of the form, means for operatively connecting the lacingfeed arm with the driving mechanism and means for operatively connectingthe jaws on the lacing feed arm with the driving mechanism, whereby thelacing'is held by the aws on the outward movement of the lacing feed armand onthe return movement until the arm has reached a predeterminedpoint, when the lacingiis released from the jaws.

n a machine for manufacturing lac-' ings a bed, supported on a frame, adriving mechanism on the bed, a lacing feed arm pivotally supported onthe bed, means for operatively connecting the lacing feed arm a drivingmechanism on the bed, a lacing feed arm pivotally supported on the bed,

' two cutting b with the driving mechanism to give a circularreciprocating motion to the arm, a slide adapted to have a verticalreciprocating motion on the end of the arm, jaws on the slide adapted torasp a strip of lacing material, means for 0% ward movement of theslide, means for 0 ening the jaws on an upward movement 0 the slide, andmeans for operatively connecting the slide with the driving mechanism togive a vertical reciprocating motion to the slide.

9.. In a machine for manufacturing lacings, a frame, a bed supported onthe frame,

an auxiliary lacing feed mechanism operatively supported on the bed andhaving arms adapted to grasp a strip of lacing material, means foroperatively connecting the lacing feed arm with. the driving mechanismto give a circular reciprocating motion to the eed arm, means foroperatively connecting the arms of the auxiliary lacing feed mechanismto give an intermittent reciprocating motion to the arms and means foroperatively connecting the arms to open and close the arms atpredetermined intervals.

10. In a machine for manufacturing lacings, a frame, a bed on the frame,a driving mechanism on the bed, means for feeding a strip oflacing'material into the machine, a tip forming mechanism on the bedadapted to form a double tip on the strip of lacing material, a tipcutting mechanism onthe bed adapted to cut the double tipcentrally andconsisting of a guide frame on the bed,

ades in the guide frame adapted to have reciprocating motions inopposite directions, means for operatively connecting the cutting bladeswith eccentrics set in oppositely-disposed positions, and 5 means foroperatively connecting the eccenj tries with the driving mechanism togive an intermittent rotary motion to the eccentries.

11. In a machine for manufacturing lacings, a frame, a bed on the frame,a driving mechanism on the bed, means for feeding a strip of lacingmaterial into the frame, means for holding the end of the lacingmaterial consisting of arms pivotally secured to the bed and held inthe. closed position by a spring, a tip forming mechanism on the bedadapted to form a double tip on the strip of'lacingmaterial, a tipcutting mechanism on the bed adapted to cut the tip centrally, means foroperatively connecting the tip cutting mechanism with the arms toautomatically open the jaws against the tension of the spring andrelease the end'of the lacing material and means for operativelyconnecting the tip cutting mechanism with the driving mechanism.

12. In a machine for manufacturing lacings, a frame, a bed having asemi-circular end and supported on the frame, a semi-circu-.

osing the jaws on a downlar form secured to the bed in a position tocoincide with the semi-circular end of the bed, means for drawing astrip of lacing material around the peripheral face of the form, meansfor forming a double tip on the strip of lacing material, means forcutting the tip centrally, a lacing holding mechanism consisting of aslide reciprocally supported in a frame, a spring secured to the slideand the frame, the tension of the spring holding the end of the slideagainst the strip of lacing material on the face of the form, a roll onthe slide, a cam adapted to engage with the roll and move the ingmaterial around the peripheral face of the form, means for forming adouble tip on the strip of lacing material, means for cutting the doubletip centrally, means for holding the end of the lacing material, meansfor holding the strip of lacing centrally and then releasing the same,and means for receiving the released lacing, as described.

14. In a machine for manufacturing lacings, a frame, a bed on the frame,a semi-circular form on the bed, a driving mechanism on the bed, meansfor drawing a'strip of lacing material into the machine and around theperipheral face of the form, auxiliary means for giving an intermittentfeed motion to the strip of lacing material, means for forming a doubletip on the strip of lacing material, means for cutting the double tipcentrally, means for holding the end of the lacing mate rial, means forholding the strip of lacing centrally and then releasing the same, andmeans for receiving the released lacing, as described.

15. In a machine for manufacturing lacings, a frame, a bed on the frame,a semi-circular form on the bed, a driving mechanism on the bed, meansfor drawing a strip of lacing material into the machine and around theperipheral face of the form, auxilia. means adapted to give anintermittent fee motion to the strip of lacing material, means forforming a 'double tip on the s ri of lacing material, means for cuttingthe ouble tip centrally, means for holding the lacing centrally and thenreleasing the same, a rotatable lacing receiver, and means for giving anintermittent rotary motion to the lacing receiver at predeterminedintervals, as described.

16. In a machine for manufacturing lacings, a frame, a bed on the frame,a semi-circular form on the bed, means for drawing a strip of lacingmaterial into the machine and around the form, auxiliary means adaptedto give an intermittent feed motion to the strip of lacing material,means for forming a double tip on the strip of lacing material, meansfor cutting the double tip centrally, means for holding the lacingcentrally and then releasing the same, a rotatablelacing receiver, acounting mechanism, and meansfor operatively connecting the countingmechanism with the lacing receiver, as described;

i 17. in a machine for manufacturing lacings, .a frame, a bed on theframe, a semi-circular form on the bed, a driving mechanism on the bed,mechanism adapted to draw a strip cf lacing material into the machineand around I the form, auxiliary mechanism adapted to give anintermittent feed motion to the strip of lacing material, mechanismadapted to form a double tip on the strip of lacing material, mechanismadapted to cut the double tip centrally, mechanism adapted to hold theend of the lacing material, mechanism adapted to hold the lacingcentrally and then release the same, arotatable lacing receiver, and acounting mechanism, as described.

18. In a machine for manufacturing lacings, the combination of thefollowing instrumentalities: a bed a supported on a frame I), asemi-circular form 15 on the' bed, a driving mechanism 0 onthe bedoperatively connected with a driving shaft 1, a gear shaft 2, a camshaft 3, a back eccentric shaft 4 and a rock shaft 5, an operating leverd operatively connected with the driving mechanism 0, a lacing feed arme having-a circular reciprocating motion and vjaws adapted to grasp astrip of lacingmaterial and draw the lacing around the semi-circularform 15, a feed arm operating mechanism f operatively connecting thedriving mechanism c with the lacing feed arm e and the jaws on the arme, a tip forming mechanism 9 adapted to form a double tip on a strip oflacing material, an operative mechanism 72 operatively connecting thedriving mechanism c with the tip forming mechanism g, the tip stock feedrolls 2', an operating mechanism is operatively connected with thedriving mechanism 0 and the feed rolls i, a tip stock reel Z, anauxiliary lacing feed mechanism m adapted to give an intermittent feedmotion to a strip of, lacing material, an operating mechanism noperatively connecting the driving mechanism 0 with the auxiliary feedmechanism '11 a tip cutting mechanism 0 adapted to cut a double tipcentrally and operatively connected with the drivingmechanism 0, meansfor holding the end of a strip of lacing material consisting of two armspivotally secured to the bed a, operated by a spring, and the tipcutting mechanism 0, a lacing holding mechanism 19, anvoperatingmechanism 1 operatively connecting the driving mechanism a with thelacing holding mechanism p, a rotatable lacing receiver 8, a countingmechanism t, means for operatively connecting the counting mechanism twith the driving mechanism c and with the. rotatable lacing receiver .9,and means for adjusting the machine for different lengths of lacings, asdescribed.

' In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM H. CHURCH.

Witnesses:

ADA E. HAGERTY, 'J. A. MILLER.

